Jamaica Plain Open Studios Gallery

Kelly Knight

I think a lot about time, and the layers of lives lived in houses and communal spaces like churches,schools, theaters and stores. I think about the imprint and impact - both tangible and ephemeral - leftbehind by others. The bits of old newspaper and other artifacts found in old walls. The shards ofbroken pottery and porcelain that surface in my back yard in Jamaica Plain. The uncovering ofarchitectural elements in old buildings - windows, doors, fireplaces - that become obscured asbuildings are modified over time. I like working with vintage threads, fabrics and yarns because they contribute a layer of history to eachpiece. I am fascinated with natural forms and, with a specific aesthetic in mind, I obsessively collectleaves, seed pods, seaweed, branches, stones, shells, etc. Some of these elements find their way intomy work. http://www.twillanddot.com